Johannesburg, South Africa – April 7, 2026 – Maidar Secure, a leading provider of Managed Security Services and Security Operations Centre (SOC) solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Strike48, developer of the industry’s only truly Agentic security operations platform, enabling organizations to proactively detect and respond to threats at machine speed.
“This partnership represents a bold step forward in redefining how organisations approach cybersecurity,” said Robert Brown, CEO of Maidar Secure. “By combining our managed security and SOC expertise with Strike48’s Agentic AI and offensive security capabilities, we are delivering a truly proactive and intelligent security model. This collaboration enables our customers to move beyond traditional defense towards predictive, adaptive, and resilient cybersecurity that drives real business value and trust in an increasingly complex digital landscape.”
As cyber threats continue to grow in sophistication, businesses require more than reactive measures. This partnership enables clients to benefit from a seamless integration of human expertise and AI-driven security, including continuous monitoring, threat intelligence, real-world attack simulations, and AI-powered autonomous response.
“Partnering with Strike48 allows us to elevate the cybersecurity services we provide to our clients,” said Nick Houze, Engineering Team Lead at Maidar Secure. “With the integration of Agentic AI, we can detect, predict, and respond to threats faster than ever before, helping organisations stay ahead of attackers and strengthen their cyber resilience.”
Strike48 is already transforming Maidar Secure’s SOC, delivering faster, smarter, and more proactive cybersecurity. Client requests that once required multiple specialists and hours are now resolved in minutes, while analysts are upskilled quickly with AI guidance, reporting is automated, and incident response accelerated. A standout use case is employee-reported phishing: by building a knowledge base of past cases, a dedicated phishing investigation agent can automatically triage alerts, flag threats, and escalate only when needed, dramatically reducing analyst workload and improving response times.
Strike48’s Agentic AI acts as a proactive digital security operator, continuously analysing threat patterns, simulating attacks, and autonomously recommending and executing response actions. Combined with Maidar Secure’s SOC and managed services expertise, this offering ensures organisations are protected with both cutting-edge technology and human oversight.
“Maidar Secure is bringing the power of agentic solutions to its comprehensive security operations offerings, providing its clients with an unmatched combination of AI and human expertise,” said Tim Leehealey, VP of Corporate Strategy and Operations at Strike48. “Together, we deliver a next-generation cybersecurity solution that is adaptive, intelligent, and capable of countering modern threats before they can cause harm.”
The partnership provides a comprehensive suite of services, including:
This strategic alliance underscores both companies’ commitment to delivering proactive, innovative, and scalable cybersecurity solutions tailored to the unique challenges faced by businesses across Africa.
The partnership is delivering measurable impact for Maidar Secure’s clients. Requests that once required hours of specialist effort are now completed in minutes, showcasing unprecedented agility. AI-assisted support accelerates analyst capability, reporting and data analysis are automated, and incident response is streamlined. Penetration tests and simulated attacks that previously took hours can now be triaged and remediated in minutes, while SOAR automates routine responses. Beyond cybersecurity, the RFI Responder Agent leverages past knowledge to streamline business processes, ensuring speed, consistency, and accuracy across the organisation.
“A client request that traditionally required multiple specialists and hours to resolve was completed in minutes, showing the true power of AI-assisted SOC operations and the tangible value we deliver to our customers,” a Maidar Secure spokesman said.
About Maidar Secure
Maidar Secure is a leading cybersecurity provider offering a full suite of managed services, including SOC, compliance, cloud security, data protection, application security, endpoint security, and network security. The company empowers organisations to secure their digital environments and achieve operational resilience. www.maidar.io
About Strike48
Strike48 is the agentic log intelligence platform that combines complete log visibility with AI agents that run investigations, automate detection engineering, and orchestrate response—at machine speed, 24/7. A product brand from Devo Technology, Strike48 is headquartered in Boston, USA. Learn more at www.strike48.com.